Thorvaldsen

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(Carl Th. Dreyer, DK, 1949)

A portrait of some of the most famous works by the great Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). Dreyer uses close-ups of Thorvaldsen's reliefs and sculptures and lingers on the essential details of human anatomy.

Production company

Preben Frank Film og Dansk Film Co. for Dansk Kulturfilm

Distributor

Statens Filmcentral

Release date and place

26.1.1949 / Palladium (presentation)
20.4.1949 / Scala (shown as a short in connection with the screening of "Safari på liv og død" / "The Macomber Affair")